hair follicle
hair follicle
nounDefinition of HAIR FOLLICLE
: the tubular epithelial sheath that surrounds the lower part of the hair shaft and encloses at the bottom a vascular papilla supplying the growing basal part of the hair with nourishment
Illustration of HAIR FOLLICLE
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